[Data-modeling] periodical subjects

[Kurt Bollacker]

On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:42:09PM -0800, Alexander Marks wrote:
> Can we add a Subjects property to periodical? I don't see any current way to say that ST Format is a magazine about the Atari ST. Magazine genre seems to be very broad, and I also don't see why it only applies to magazines and not newspapers, etc.

Which brings up the whole question of semantic differences between
genre and subject. Genre can be thought of as a usually abstractly
defined subject chosen from a somewhat limited, and commonly
recognized set.  Subjects can be very specific.  I suppose there's a
threshold somewhere

GENRE    Science Fiction Stories
         Stories in the Star Trek Universe
         Stories set in the TNG Canon
         Stories set on the 1701D
SUBJECT  Stories about Picard

Where is the divider?

								Kurt :-)